With a growing number of people being made redundant, taking the opportunity to learn a trade is becoming more attractive.
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Able Skills are delighted to publish more feedback from a trainee who has enjoyed taking tiling courses with us.
If you have got a bathroom or kitchen home improvement project in the pipeline, you might want to improve your skills with one of our tiling courses.
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Able Skills are delighted to publish some positive feedback from one of students who completed multiskills learning which encompasses aspects of tiling, bricklaying, plastering, decorating, carpentry and plumbing courses.
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At Able Skills we have recently refurbished out Tiling Centre with bigger bathrooms and real kitchen area. We offer a variety of courses whether it’s a 5 day short course right the way up to qualification level NVQ’s.
Students of Able Skills, Past, Present and Future…….
Able Skills Students who are multi skilled could have the opportunity of work as Able Skills has been approached by Sunridge Building Contractors, based in Dartford, who specialise in repairs and maintenance of buildings.
Skilled tradesmen and smaller firms could soon benefit from a simpler and easier procurement and planning process, as the government has said it’ll simplify planning and some organisations have lobbied local and national government to remove contract bundling from the procurement process.
What’s more, new figures show the construction industry’s grown - despite the recession – so things look on the up for skilled bricklayers, plasterers, carpenters, decorators, tilers and plumbers, as well as gas and electrical engineers.
Photography: Martin V. Morris
Skilled tradesmen could soon be in high demand as the government and the private sector have pledged to invest billions in construction, in a move that will create new jobs for bricklayers, plasterers, carpenters, decorators, tilers and plumbers, as well as gas and electrical engineers.
And London-based contractors are especially set to benefit, as experts predict the capital will enjoy a decade-long boom in both residential and student builds.
Able Skills’ trainee tiler Peter has successfully completed the final week of the NVQ 8 Week Tiling Course.
The last week is dedicated to complex tiling tasks as tilers are sometimes asked to undertake specialist projects which require intricate cuts and beautiful finishes.
He said: “Final week done. I went back to tiling this week, tiling a Victorian pathway which was slow but very rewarding. One thing I learned from this week is that you have absolutely no room for error with this stuff. Feel confident that I could take on the pathways but only in the summer lol.”
Able Skills will continue to support Peter through his learning process and are proud to note that he is likely to achieve the full NVQ qualification.
“I was registered for my NVQ this week and received my portfolio. Had a discussion with Max about compiling my portfolio and went through some case studies of previously completed portfolios which made the process very straight forward.”
“I have got some work lined up so hoping to gain the NVQ as soon as possible,” he added.
If you want to follow Peter into the tiling industry then you should visit our NVQ 8 week tiling course page.
Able Skills can provide training at weekends if you have work or other commitments through the week as we aim to make learning available to as many people as possible.
Able Skills’ trainee tiler Peter has successfully completed week six of the NVQ 8 Week Tiling Course.
He said: Hi all. I am exhausted lol! Just completed my sixth week tiling a fitted bathroom. I worked to a specification which included preparing, setting out and tiling the bathroom. Here are some pics, hope you like. I am really happy with it.
